Continued to get on the bus!
How about this sentence?
The bus driver asked the passenger to get off, but the passenger continued to get on the bus.
I mean getting on the bus is the act of climbing onto the bus. How is it said that he continued to 'get on' the bus rather than stay on the bus?
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BulbulTada The bus driver asked the passenger to get off, but the passenger continued to get on the bus. This sentence is not right. As you say, getting on the bus is the act of climbing on the bus.
- BulbulTada The bus driver asked the passenger to get off, but the passenger continued to get on the bus.
- This sentence is not right.
- As you say, getting on the bus is the act of climbing on the bus.
- Because this is viewed as an action with no significant duration, it feels slightly questionable in any case to say "continued to get on", but certainly it cannot be used to mean "stayed on" (assuming that the passenger has already boarded the bus).
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BulbulTadaThe bus driver asked the passenger to get off, but the passenger continued to get on the bus.
This sentence is not right. As you say, getting on the bus is the act of climbing on the bus. Because this is viewed as an action with no significant duration, it feels slightly questionable in any case to say "continued to get on", but certainly it canno
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